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- Country of residence: Turkey
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Born on March 30, 1911, one of the most important and prominent archaeologists in the world, he was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm, Akram Akrugal and graduated with a major of "Historical and Geographical Studies" at the University of Berlin, Germany.
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In 1957, he became a professor in University of Ankara. He worked mainly in the Aegean Region, starting the researches on Phokaia (Foça), Pitane (Çandarlı), Erythrai (Ildırı) and old Smyrna (Bayraklı tumulus). He published numerous books on ancient Greek, Hittite and other ancient civilizations of Anatolia.
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